ve´ni|al|ly

ve´ni|al|ly
ve|ni|al «VEE nee uhl, VEEN yuhl», adjective.
1. that may be forgiven; not very wrong or sinful; wrong but pardonable.
2. of an unimportant nature; excusable; trivial: »

a venial fault. If they do nothing, 'tis a venial slip (Shakespeare).

[< Latin veniālis < venia forgiveness, related to Venus Venus; (originally) love]
ve´ni|al|ly, adverb.
ve´ni|al|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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